Roll screen fastener



Sept. 13, 1932. s. K ANZ ROLL SCREEN FASTENER.

Filed Oct. 21, 19:50

i3 3 J5 IT; 13 1 2 l .57 23 INVENT OR 52222 .firmz We Bihwfi'fi Patented Sept. 13, 1932 SAM KRANZ, or nnw YORK,:1\T.Y." 1 v 7 ROLL SCREEN FASTENER Y 1,

Application filed October 21, 1930. Serial uo.'.4e0,' 1c2 .f j Q "This invention relates to new and useful' Fig; 6 isfa enlarged sectiqnal improvements in a screen.

' The general public prefers the rolled type of screen over the flat type in thatwhen so designed it can takejup a Very much smaller compass. Further, the rolled type is adapted to various Conditions not possible bythe flat type, particularly in that it may cover the opening ofa window which is opened toany desirable amount very efiiciently;

It is an object of this invention to pro- Vide a screen of the class mentioned which is of simple durable construction dependable 5 in use and efiicient in action, and which can be manufactur'ed and sold at a reasonable costs-c 7 It'is a further object of this invention to provide ascreen of the classimentioned which 130 includes a casing to house a spring roll holdingscreen material, and attachable upon a window frame or windowsash, and provided with coasting cover connected with the various novel featuresof the invention are 35 more particularly set forth, 7

In the accompanying drawing forming a material nartof this disclosure: e V

1 is an elevational view o-fza window seen from. the outside and provided with 40 screens'constructed according to thisinven tion. i

Fig.2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig-1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional 5 view taken on the line 33 of 1 Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlargedv sectional view as though taken on the line H of but showingthe screen retracted. j 50 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5"5 of Fig. 4. if

V k' f nthe n 6+ LbfFig-,,. v, The screen according to; this invention com p i a s ng hav g an pened side 11,

means forattaching saidlcasing uponanim-T her, a isprlng wound roll of screen ,12 w1th1jn' .said'ca'sing,'a' cover 13]for closingthe'open said cover upon'a'member.- f

side of thejgzfzasi v f means r atta hi g: The casing i901? bxis p a f sfof "a.

length equal to the widthj of .a window, for

which it is intendedfandof-a widtlieq'u al to the thickness of theifparticular window sash. Thesides and the'ends arebf thin material, except the sidejlt directly 7 oppojsite the opeiiing 11. ;;Thie t hi ck side is u r; 1 ranged-ashereinafter further described so as a to be provided with the means'for accom; plishing the attachment'of the casing amember The means forfaccomplisihing the attachment justmentioned Ein thelatter part of the previous paragraph' comprises catch strips 15 swivelled upon the thick side '14 7 5 and directly overcavities 16 inthe thick side.

The portions of the strips 15 'beneath the cavities .16 are formed with elongated open ings 17. The swivelling ofthe strips 15, is

accomplished byleaf sections 18 attached Y on the -strips and extendingflinto v grooves formedinthe thick side 14:, It is necessary that a screwgsuch as 19, be attachedlupon the member to which; thecasing10'is1tobe attached and that thisscrew have a head formed with a reduced portion-20 for receiving the elongated opening In one position oft-he catch strips 15, the grooves 17 are in position so that the head19 of the screw-which is also elongated-may, pass'through; but in an inclined position as shown in Fig. '5 the slot 17 is'oif line and serves to hold the parts together. I f

The screen roll comprises a conventional spring operated roll supportingscreen mate- The cover 13 for the casing 10 is merely a. fiat member to which a guide bar 29fis at, tached, and servesto clamp one'edgeof; the screen material 22, Inf the casing 10 there is a guide rod 30 which extends completely III from one end to the other end and serves to hold the web of the screen material 22 directly below the guide bar 29. I

The means on the cover 13 for attaching it upon a member comprises screws 31 having heads of oblong shape which are reduced as at 32 to engage the strips 33 from catches attached upon said member. These catches comprise strips 33 which are swivelly mountedover cavities 34 into which the heads may extend. The strips 33 are formedwithelone,

an outer sash 37. These sashes are provided with window' panes 38. Guide strips .39 .are between the'inner'andlouter sashes so as to I keep them properly spaced, as is conventional construction. Other guide strips 40 are arrangedto the-front and to the rear of the guide strips 39 so ,as to form grooves in which thewindow sashes move.

In Fig. 1 the right hand windowjis shown with the outer sash partially down and with,

i the screen materialfl22 extended across the opening, while the inner sash is shown in'its completely lowered position. The lefthand window is shown with its outer sash partially do'win'but with the cover 13 disconnected from the window frame so that the screen material does notextend across the opening.

In theleft hand window, the inner. sash is shown partially raised' with the cover 13 fromthe screen attached upon the lower edge ofithe sash so that the screen material covers the'opening 'v l' ,A .detail of the outer sash construction is' shown in Fig; 2, It should be recognized that "the casing 10 is attached upon the top 7 edge of theouter window. sash by means of the catches which include the strips 15, while the cover 13 is attached upon the frame 3 5 by the catches which include the strips33. As shown in Fig. 2, when the outer sash is lowered, the screen. 22 will-be drawnralong to cover theopening f In the event that it is required-to have the opening unrestricted, the strips 33 I may be moved. so that the screw heads '31 may. pass. through the slots in the strips and then we have the case as shown in the left hand window in Fig. 1, that is, with the cover 13 movinga long with the casing 10 so that the screen is not extended. 7

" The construction of the inner sash is clearly shownin Fig. 4,

r the sash is-provided with thescrews l9 and in in which thelower edgeof shown disconnected from the casing '10 so that when the window is opened the screen will not follow. In the event that we do wishthe screen to follow, as shown in the left hand window in Fig. 1, it is merely necessary to close the window sash and manipulate the.

catch strips 15 so that these parts interengage. Then when the windowis raised, the casing 10 will be lifted along with the window sash and the screen extended. i

If desired, the screen may be completely disconnected from the windows and stored away; For-example, examining Fig. 4, if the strips 33 bemoved so that thecatches' disen- V gaged, then-the casing10 together with the cover13 may be removed. Examing Fig. 2,

the catch strips-33 may be movedso that the.

cover 13 is free and the catch strips 15 moved so that the casing 10 may'belifted from the window sash.

. While I haveshown ahd described the pie fications coming withinthe scope of the in'-' ventionas defined in the appended claims;

' Having thus describedmy. invention, what,

States Letters Patent is. V j

1; In a screen, a casing for supporting a I clainiasnew, and desire to secure by Unitedv spring woundroll of screen andhaving an 7 opened side, means, for attaching said casing upon a member, said casing being of substan tially box shape andhaving thin sides except the side opposite said opening which is very thick and'formedwith recessed portions to accommodate screw headssubstantiallyas-de scribed.

2 a screen, a casing for supporting a spring wound roll of screenand'having an opened side, means for attaching said casing upon a member, said casing being'of substantiallybox shape and having thin sides except the side opposite said opening which is very thick and formed with "recessed portions to accommodate screw heads substantially as de-i scribed,said means for attaching said casing upon member comprising pivoted strips each formed with 'an'openlngfor receiving the head of a screw in said member;

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3. Means for attaching ascreen casing upon the bottom edge of an inner window sash, saidineans' including pivoted strips-on the said casing formed with rectangular aper tures engageable with rectangular shaped heads on screws attached the window'sash. v

4. -In a screen, a casing for supporting a spring wound "roll of screen and having an opened side, means for attaching said casing upon a member, said casing being of substantially boX shape and having thin sides ex.-

cept the side opposite said opening which is very thick and formed with recessed portions upon the bottom of 7 to accommodate screw heads substantially as described, said means for attaching said casing upon a member comprising catch strips having elongated openings swivelly attaching said strips to the thick side of the casing so that the elongated openings are over said recessed portion, and screws fixed in the said members and having elongated heads engageable in the elongated openings of the strips. y

5. In a screen, a casing for supporting a spring wound roll of screen and having an opened side, means for attaching said casing upon a member, said casing being of substantially box shape and having thin sides except the side opposite said opening which is very thick and formed with recessed portionsto accommodate screw heads substantially as described, said means for attaching said casing upon a member comprising catch strips having elongated openings swivelly attaching said strips to the thick side of the casing-so that the elongated openings are over said recessed portion, and screws fixed V in the said members and having elongated heads engageable in the elongated openings of the strips, said means for swivelling strips comprising leaf sections attached upon the j strips and engageable in grooves formed in the thick side of the casing.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my I signature.

SAM KRANZ. 

